David S. Davenport

Adjunct Professor of Law
A.B., magna cum laude, Amherst College
J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard University

David S. Davenport is Deputy Commissioner, Senior Policy Counsel with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Prior to his government position, Professor Davenport was a partner in several major law firms including Ropes & Gray; Choate, Hall & Stewart; and McDermott, Will & Emery, where he headed the Boston tax practice. His practice has spanned federal, state, and international tax law, with concentrations in mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, software and intellectual property, and state and federal tax controversy matters. Professor Davenport also has taught federal, state, and international tax law at Boston College Law School and guest lectured at the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has written and lectured on a variety of tax topics. He is a prior chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Tax Section as well as its State Tax Committee and International Tax Committee, and of the American Bar Association Tax Section’s Committee on Affiliated and Related Corporations.

Course: Federal Income Taxation II